Shooting-gallery.



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WITNESSES F. W. THOMPSON.

SHOOTING GALLERY.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3. Ian. 1 %5 ,w, Patented Feb. 12, 1918;

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specification of Letters Patent. Patgmtgd lF b, 2 391$,

. Application filed March 8, 1917. Serial No. 152,218.

resident of Atlantic City, inthecountypf have mvented a new and Improved Shooting-Gallery, of which the following is a full,-clear,---

and exact description.

The Object of the invention is to provide a new and improved shooting gsitllery arranged to require considerable s a part of the shooters to hit a distant target.

r In order to accomplish the desired result,

use iscmade of aishooters stand in the form of an. aeroplane, a distance target, and mechanical means holding the said shooters stand'suspended in mid-air and imparting a rocking motion thereto. Use is also made of means for detachably suspendmg the target and carrying the same along 1n an endless pathway, the target being preferably in the form of a miniature aeroplane.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a sectional perspective view of the shooting gallery;

Fi 2 is a face view of the .target background;

Fig. 3 is a cross section of the target, the endless carrier and the background;

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the same;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional front elevation of the shooters stand with the walls of the gallery shown in section; and

Fig. 6 is a cross section of the same.

In the front portion of the gallery 10 is arranged a shooters stand 11 and in the rear are traveling targets 12 adapted to be shot at by the shooters or gunmen standing on the stand 11. The shooters stand 11 is preferably in the form of an aeroplane suspended in mid-air and adapted to rock from side to side. The lower wing of the stand forms a door 13 for the shooters to stand on and steps 14 lead to the end portions of the said floor for the shooters to pass onto the floor 13 or to move away from the same at the time the stand 11 is at a standstill.

Various mechanical means may be employed for suspending the shooters stand 11 and for imparting-a rocking thereto, for instance, as shown in the drawings, the floor 13 is hung at its ends on upwardiy extend- ;ing rods '.20 connected at n bevel gear wheels 25 in mesh 11 on the gear wheel 32 in mesh with a bevel naled in suitable bearings arranged on brackets 23attached to an overhead beam 24 extending along the ceiling of the gallery 10. The crank shafts 22 are provided with with bevel gear wheels 26 secured on a shaft 27 journaled 1n suitable bearings arranged on the brackets 23. One end of the shaft 27 (see Figs. 1 and 5) is provided with a bevel gear wheel 28 in mesh with a bevel gear wheel 29 secured "onlthe upper end of a shaft '30 journaled in suitable bearlngs 31 arranged on the adjacent side wall of the gallery 10. The lower end of the shaft is provided with a bevel ear Wheel 33 secured on the shaft 3a of an leetric or other motor 35 of any approved construction. When the motor 35 is running then a rotary motion is transmitted by the gearing described to the shaft 27 whereby a rotary motion is given to the crank shafts 22 which by their cranks 21 and their links 20 impart a sidewise rocking motion to the shooters stand 11, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 5, in which the two cranks 21 are shown in diametrically oplposite positions to produce the desired resu t.

The rear of the stand 11 is provided with propellers driven by a sprocket wheel and sprocket chain mechanisms 41 from a motor 42 mounted on the fioor l3, and the propellers are preferably inclosed in a wire netting protector 43, as shown in Fig. 1. When the motor 42 is running a rotary motion is given to the propellers d0 whereby an air current is induced in a lengthwise direction thus giving an aeroplane effect to the shooters standing on the floor as well as to the onlookers in front of the shooting gallery.

Each of the targets 12 is preferably in the form of a miniature aeroplane and is provided on top with an eye detachably engaging the return bent end 51 of a holder 52 in the form of a rod provided with a flanged wheel 53 travelin in an endless slot 54 formed in the target background 55 extending across the gallery 10 in the rear of the targets 12. The rear end of each holder 52 is attached to an endless traveling sprocket chain passing around a series of sprocket wheels 61 located in such a position as to guide the sprocket chain 30 along their upper endswlth the; cranks 21 of crank shafts 22 jourthe targets 12.

of the target to the chains with a view to carry t the slot 54, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 2. The sprocket wheels 61 are attached to suitable shafts 63 journaled in a sup driving motor the' shafts 63 to impart a traveling facing the shooters stand 11 so that when this surface is struck by a bullet fired from a rifle in the hands of a shooter standing on the stand 11 then the struck target is moved rearward and drops ofif'the return bend 51 down onto the floor of the shooting gallery thus signifying that the shooter has'hit the target. It will be noticedthat the arrangement described simulates an aeroplane battle, and 'this'efii'ect' may be heightened by producing a stereoscopic cloud effect on the target background 55. It will also be noticed that as the shooters stand 11 is continually rocked it requires considerable skill on the part of the shooter on the stand to shoot correctly with a view to hit one of Having thus claim as new and desire'to secure by Letters Patent 1. A shooting galle comprising a shooters stand, mechanica means holding the said shooters stand suspended and imparting a rocking motion thereto, a distant target, and mechanical means moving the said target in a lane" parallel to the plane in which the said shooters stand is rocked.

2. A shooting'gallery, comprising a shooters stand mounted to rock sidewise, and a distant target mounted to travel in a plane parallel to the plane in which rocks the said shooters stand.

3. A shooting galler ,comprisin a shooters stand, mechanica means ho ding the said shooters stand suspended in mid-air and imparting a sidewise rocking motion to the said shooters stand, a series of distant targets, and mechanical means having traveling holders removably suspending the said targets and moving the said targets in described my invention, I 7

a plane parallel the (plane which rocks the said shooters stan 4. ;A shooting gallery, comprisin a shooters stand in the form of an aerop ane having one of its wings-forming a floor for the e 4 ing to thesaid floor, distant targets in the form of mimature aeroplanes, and mechanical traveling'and suspending means detachably supporting the said targets and carry 7 ing the same bodily along. I

5. .A shooting gallery, comprisin a shooters stand in the form of an aerop ane havmg one of its wings forming a floor forthe shooters to stand on, mechanical meanssus,

pending the said shooters stand in mid-air and rocking the N same, fixed approaches leading to the said floor, distant" targets in the form of miniature aeroplanes, and mechanical traveling and suspending means detachably supporting the said targets and carrying the same bodily along in a lane parallelto the plane inwhich the said s ooters stand is rocked.

6. A shooting gallery, comprisin a shooters stand in the form of an aerop ane havmg one of its wings forming a floor for the shooters to stand on, mechanical means suspendin the said shooters stand in mid-air and roc 'ng the same, fixed approaches leading to the said floor, a target in the form of a miniature aeroplane, and an endless traveling carrier located a distance in front of the said shooters stand and provided with a holder adapted to removably support the said tar et. y 7 A s ooting gallery, comprising a shooters stand in the form of an aeroplane having one of. its wings forming a floor for the shooters to stand on, mechanical means suspendin the said shooters stand in mid-air along in the slot.

rarnrarc WILLIAMS THOMPSON. 

